Kerlekar Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kerlekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerlekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3821:2,008,02568,805
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kerlekar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kerlekar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kerlekar (Marathi: केलकर) occurs most in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerlekar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 749,861st most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kerlekar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Kerlekar is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 2,008,025. In India Kerlekar is most common in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent live, Karnataka, where 1 percent live and Gujarat, where 1 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kerlekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerlekar in the Marathi language
केलकरkelakara96.7
केरलेकरkeralekara1.83
केळकरkelakara0.73
केलेकरkelekara0.37
केलकरानुkelakaranu0.37

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerlekar
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